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Committees begin considering legislation
Rep. Bill Hitchens
The third week of the 2021 legislative session under the Gold Dome began Jan. 26. This week was especially busy as we spent four days in session and several House committees held their first meetings, both virtually and in-person, to begin considering legislation.
During our third week of session, the House Appropriations Committee and its subcommittees passed the Amended Fiscal Year 2021 (AFY 2021) budget and sent a finalized supplemental budget to the House Rules Committee. On Thursday, my colleagues and I voted on and passed House Bill 80, the AFY 2021 budget, on the House floor.